February 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

Didn't notice that the "Autumn" Snowflake had started flowering!
Acis autumnalis in the Rock Garden, almost being swamped!
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

First of mine were about 3 weeks ago, Fermi.  In a pot in a sheltered position.  Pots more in the open and others in the ground have started in the last week.

[Anthony Darby]

Must check mine. Here is Zephyranthes macrosiphon "Hidalgo form" and Utricularia gibba, which must have arrived as a hitchhiker on another plant. It grows with my miniature water lilies in a half barrel, along with a breeding group of white cloud mountain minnows. It is found on all continents except Antarctica!

[Lesley Cox]

I love the Utricularia Anthony. You could try the native one as well if you could find it somewhere, Utricularia monanthos, little purple apron flowers.

[Anthony Darby]

I'd love to Lesley. Must look out for it. It's taken a couple of years to flower, possibly because I hoik it out by the bucket full a couple of times a year. I was about to again, when I noticed the little green flower buds just below the surface. I'd like to try some terrestrial ones too. Here's one of my white cloud mountain minnow fry. About 1 cm long max.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Guys,

I'll keep the lilies rolling.

Lilium white henryi stem
Lilium "White Dragon - aptly named.
Lilium speciosum album
Lilium henryi hybrid

M

[Paul T]

Hmmmm... definitely must find a white henryi at some point.  Looking better and better, Marcus.  Love the hybrid too.  Great substance to the flower on White Dragon.  Very nice.

Love the Utricularia, Anthony.  Flowering here too, or at least one of the close relatives (there are a few species similar I think, and I have no idea how to tell them apart! )

[Maggi Young]

Glorious white lilies   

[Maggi Young]

This may primarily be of interest to readers in the Southern Hemispere, but  there is seed for sale which may be able to be ordered  outside Australia, and I am not sure if Lawrence T. ships bulbs or not - you can always ask him!
Lawrence Trevanion   has got new catalogues out   -  this for bulbs : http://www.trevaniondaffodils.com.au/Trevanion_Daffodils_Catalogue_2014_15.pdf
 and this for seed : http://www.trevaniondaffodils.com.au/Trevanion_Daffodils_SeedCatalog_2014_15.pdf

Postal address: 18 Terewah Circuit,
Kaleen ACT 2617, Australia

Phone: 61 - 2 - 6241 4543
Email: info@trevaniondaffodils.com.au

[fermi de Sousa]

Ours is not a "Summer" garden but there are some flowers:
Ipomoea lindheimeri
Amaryllis belladonna (cerise form)
cheers
fermi

[vivienne Condon]

I love the white Lilium's too Marcus. My Cyclamen colchicum is slowly increasing in size from Holland seed company.

[Paul T]

Very nice, Viv.

Fermi, does the Ipomoea persist for you, or is it a self seeding annual?

[Anthony Darby]

Last night, at about 10 p.m., as I was getting out of my car, the whole sky lit up with a blinding blue flash, followed by a boom. Thought it was lightning, but the clouds were wrong. Turned out to be this: http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/66079293/bright-light-seen-across-northern-skies

[anita]

After a relatively cool though dry summer we're about to kick into some hot weather. 36C tomorrow and 41C on Saturday.
But I know autumn is around the corner.. the Amaryllis belladonna are up (the first ones by January 16), Rhodophilia bifida, and to my absolute amazement as I did my evening stroll around the garden to detox after work... a brave little Narcissus serotinus!
The picture is not too amazing as dusk was already falling... but I was so excited to see the first of the autumn narcissi that I had to share.

[Hillview croconut]

Did the meteor come down in the sea?

A couple of lilies and an Easter daisy.

Lilium nepalense Kushi Maya - seems to be out here in Australia in all the big catalogues.
Lilium lancifolium FP - Must be the ugliest of all!
and the pretty Easter Daisy "Monch".

Cheers, Marcus

PS If the pics are out of focus then apologies.